POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, TAMPA CAMPUS
SCHOOL OF ART AND ART HISTORY

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. Assistant or Associate Professor (pending final budgetary approval) Studio Art, Foundations, Position #3205, 9 month tenure track beginning August 2008. The School of Art and Art History offers an opportunity to re-envision and cultivate an
interdisciplinary Foundations Program within a forward looking art department in a research University. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Minimum Qualifications: MFA or equivalent; artist working in any media whose work is critically engaged in contemporary issues; demonstrated proficiency in a range of media; strong leadership capabilities; ability to supervise technical and instructional foundation staff; demonstrated professional record of exhibitions/projects/publications; teaching experience at the college level required.

Preferred Qualifications:Demonstrated abilities in teaching in a range of media, including 2D, 3D and/or time based forms; experience with curriculum development and supervising teaching assistants; progressive approach to artistic endeavor and collaboration within larger art community; multicultural interests, as relevant to our University’s support for diversity in teaching and research; two or more years college teaching experience as Instructor of Record.

Duties: Coordinate Foundations Program; teach two foundation/studio courses in Fall and Spring semester; coordinate technical staff; direct a diverse group of graduate students performing as Teaching Assistants and Instructors of Record for at least four sections of Foundations classes each semester; conduct an ambitious program of research appropriate for candidate’s area of expertise; play key role in elaborating an innovative Foundations curriculum; work in collaboration
with other faculty and technical staff; contribute service to the School, University, community and profession.

Application Deadline
Send letter of application; SASE; CV; statement of teaching philosophy; names and contact information for three references; relevant documentation of creative work; documentation of student work.
Guidelines for documentation: 20 images of creative work and 20 images of student work. These can be 35mm slides or jpegs; 72dpi, maximum size 1000 x 1000 pixels. Time based work of applicant or student work should be full resolution Quick Time files on Mac compatible CD/DVD. This may include complete long format works, but must also include a Œhighlights‚ piece of maximum duration 5 minutes. Websites are not accepted as work documentation. Electronic applications submitted to CAA will not be accepted. To ensure full consideration complete
applications must be received by January 15, 2008 by 5:00 pm; however, applications will be received until the position is filled.

Search Chair, Foundation
School of Art and Art History
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Ave., FAH 110
Tampa, FL 33620-7350

website: www.art.usf.edu
Department

The School of Art and Art History, with a full-time faculty of 18, over 400 undergraduate majors, and 50 graduate students, offers the B.A., B.F.A., M.F.A. in Studio Art and the B.A., M.A. in Art History. Teaching facilities include a technologically advanced lecture hall, mobile digital and traditional projection and sound units, and a complete visual resource center housing books, journals, tapes, disks and over 200,000 images - many in digital format. Annual research and
travel grants, including release time, are available to faculty. The School of Art and Art History is an integral part of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, which includes Art/Art History,
Theatre/Dance and Music, as well as an outstanding Contemporary Art Museum and Graphicstudio, the internationally acclaimed research institute in art. Course experimentation is encouraged, as is interdisciplinary teaching, learning and research. The School sponsors
a summer program in Paris, an exchange program in London and an Endowed Program in Modern and Contemporary Art. The School has complete studio facilities, a dedicated support staff and a new 10,000 sq. ft. Art Faculty/Graduate Studio Research Center. Tampa/USFThe University of
South Florida is one of the nation‚s top 63 public research universities and one of 39 community engaged public universities as designated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. USF was awarded more than $300 million in research contracts and grants
last year. The USF libraries have over 1,815,000 volumes, 27,820 serials, 160,000 e-books, 47,250 multi-media and 500 databases available for scholarly research endeavors. The University offers 219 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate, specialty and doctoral levels, including the doctor of medicine. USF is the ninth largest public university in the nation, was ranked 17th among all schools for diversity, and serves more than 45,000 students on campuses in Tampa,
St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee and Lakeland. The Tampa Bay Area has a culturally diverse population of 2.5 million. Its historic Ybor City, the former cigar capital of the world, is a
thriving center for jazz, blues and alternative music, experimental theatre, poetry and art. The University has convenient access to four major performing arts centers, including the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, the largest in the Southeast. The Tampa Bay Area is the home of
the Florida Orchestra and also benefits from several local professional theater and dance companies. Rounding out its diverse cultural atmosphere are several museums including the Dali Museum, the Museum of Science and Industry, and numerous galleries. Residents enjoy a
year-round comfortable climate, professional sports teams, close proximity to several Gulf Coast beaches, and a wealth of leisure-time activities.The University of South Florida is an equal opportunity, affirmative action, equal access institution. For disability accommodations, contact Gloria Quigley at (813) 974-9249 or TDD (813) 974-2218 at least five working days in advance of need. The search and selection process will be conducted in accordance with provisions of
the Government in the Sunshine laws of the State of Florida. All meetings of the search committee are open to the public. All documents related to the search are available for public inspection.